This book is your culinary passport to the world's spicy cuisines. It lets you take a trip around the world with delicious, mouth-watering, meatless, dairy-free, and egg-free recipes, ranging from mildly spiced to nearly incendiary. Explore the spicy cuisines of the U.S., South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, and Asia with: Red-Hot White Bean Chili, Tunisian Couscous, Vindaloo Vegetables, Vegetable Tagine wth Seitan, Szechuan Noodle Salad, Turkish Bulgur Pilaf, Jambalaya, Thai Coconut Soup, Penne Arrabbiata, Satays with Ginger Peanut Sauce, and many more. Organized by global regions, this book gives you 200 inventive and delicious 100% vegan recipes for traditional international dishes, using readily available ingredients. Best of all, you can adjust the heat yourself and enjoy these recipes hot - or not. (Note: This is a 100% vegan, revised and updated version of Robin's 1998, out-of-print vegetarian book, Some Like It Hot, and contains new recipes and important new content.)
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Fantastic!:
This has become my new favorite cookbook! I just received Vegan Fire and Spice two weeks ago for my birthday (via amazon wish list) and I can't stop cooking out of it! Now, you have to like spicy to truly enjoy this book, but it is fantastic. The thing I love about the recipes is that they are all so full of flavor. It's not just a burn your your mouth and make you sweat kind of spice, but a full flavorful adventure. The recipes are organized by region, so it's easy to fan through and decide if you're... more info
You will enjoy cooking:
The recipes are simple to follow but complex in the flavors. There are many one-pot suppers that we love; in fact most of the dishes I've done so far involve minimal clean up. You do not need to live near a specialty grocery store, either. The chile ratings are calibrated to an American's taste, so don't worry about the recipes all being "too hot" (but you can also increase the heat easily). I'm not vegan, but I bought this cookbook to learn some more interesting ways to incorporate more vegetables and veg.... more info
Flavor Galore! - You Decide the Heat:
Just looking through the chapters I was in awe at the far reaching extent of Vegan Fire & Spice ... Close to Callalou, Nigerian Peanut Soup, Majorcan Baked Vegetables, Turkish Eggplant, Moroccan Spiced Carrots, Vegetable Samosas, Vindaloo Vegetables, Fusian Asian Noodles, Hunan Fried Rice, Indonesian Coconut Rice ... I could easily go on as this cookbook has around 200 savory recipes. Yes, savory. I have to admit, as much as I love dessert, I find the baked goods and sweets recipes often overwhelm vegan... more info
One of the top books in my collection:
This book has become on of my favorites in my collection of about 30 vegan cookbooks. (My husband can't believe there are that many vegan cookbooks in print!) We love spicy food around here and let's face it, many vegan recipes could use a little more spice. There are several things I like about this cookbook. One is that it's divided up into sections: American, Mediterranean & Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia and India, so wherever you're taste buds are taking you that day, there's a section that... more info
